A unanimous Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that government employers do not have sovereign immunity from allegations that they discriminated against an injured employee who filed a workers’ compensation claim.
Case: Benningfield v. Fields, 2018-SC-000292-DG, 09/26/2019, published.
Facts: Jerry Fields began working as a deputy jailer with the Taylor County Detention Center in October 2008. At that time, Rick Benningfield was the Taylor County jailer.
In June 2009, Fields tore the rotator cuff of his right shoulder while attempting to restrain an inmate. He had surgery to repair...
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